Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Longest Day by Cornelius RyanAn Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. Sledge
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
79th out of 687 books — 504 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerHiroshima by John HerseyThe Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
185th out of 672 books — 464 voters

Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreLone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Best Non-fiction War Books
748th out of 2,189 books — 2,501 voters
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren  HoughAll Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot
A Day in the Life: Work Memoirs
452nd out of 834 books — 419 voters

My Ex-Wife Said Go to Hell by Kirk ZuroskyA Sirius Education by Kirk ZuroskyThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakElsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Authors with Last Names Starting with 'Z'
266th out of 272 books — 62 voters
Night by Elie WieselThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn BeerHiroshima by John HerseyAnne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies
World War II Memoirs
268th out of 361 books — 185 voters

Lone Survivor by Marcus LuttrellBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseGeneration Kill by Evan WrightThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Best Modern Day Military Accounts
442nd out of 447 books — 599 voters
Penalty Strike by Alexander V. Pyl'cynA Writer at War by Vasily GrossmanThe Battle For Stalingrad by Vasily ChuikovTank Rider by Evgeni BessonovIvan's War by Catherine Merridale
World War II Memoirs - Soviet/Russian
31st out of 32 books — 6 voters